Goal.com · Aug 13, 2018
Kovac praises 'world class striker' Lewandowski after three-goal showing
Niko Kovac lauded hat-trick hero Robert Lewandowski but the Bayern Munich head coach thanked former boss Jupp Heynckes following Sunday's DFL-Supercup victory.
Kovac's tenure got off to a winning start thanks to star striker Lewandowski, who scored three goals in Bayern's 5-0 rout of Eintracht Frankfurt .
Former Eintracht coach Kovac – who masterminded a DFL-Pokal final win over Bayern in May – claimed his first piece of silverware since replacing Heynckes at the end of 2017-18.
Lewandowski was the catalyst at Commerzbank-Arena, where he scored twice in the first half before completing his three-goal haul in the 54th minute.